Liturgical Information
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Liturgical Color: Green
Themes: word of God, providence, harvest, resurrection, children of God
Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
As for me, in justice I shall behold your face;
I shall be filled with the vision of your glory. Psalm 17:15 [Roman Missal]
Dum clamarem ad Dominum, exaudivit vocem meam, ab his qui appropinquant mihi: et humiliavit eos, qui est ante sæcula, et manet in æternum: iacta cogitatum tuum in Domino, et ipse te enutriet.
Ps. Exaudi Deus orationem meam, et ne despexeris deprecationem meam: intende mihi, et exaudi me. Psalm 55:17-20,23,2 [Graduale Romanum, p.304]
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Ego autem cum iustitia apparebo in conspectu tuo: satiabor, dum manifestabitur gloria tua.
Ps. Exaudi Domine iustitiam meam: intende deprecationem meam. Psalm 17:15, 1
[Graduale Romanum, p.94]
Dum clamarem ad Dominum, exaudivit vocem meam, ab his qui appropinquant mihi: et humiliavit eos, qui est ante sæcula, et manet in æternum: iacta cogitatum tuum in Domino, et ipse te enutriet.
Ps. Exaudi Deus orationem meam, et ne despexeris deprecationem meam: intende mihi, et exaudi me. Psalm 55:17-20,23,2 [Gregorian Missal, p.496]
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Ego autem cum iustitia apparebo in conspectu tuo: satiabor, dum manifestabitur gloria tua.
Ps. Exaudi Domine iustitiam meam: intende deprecationem meam. Psalm 17:15, 1
[Gregorian Missal, p.497]
Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
Collect:
O God, who show the light of your truth
to those who go astray,
so that they may return to the right path,
give all who for the faith they possess
are accounted Christians
the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ
and to strive after all that does it honor.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Ho-ly Spirit,
one God, for ev-er and ev-er.
A-men.
Lectionary Readings:
- Isaiah 55:10-11 [My word shall not return to Me empty. /v.11]
- Psalm 65:10 / 11 / 12-13 / 14 [R. The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. / Lk 8:8]
- Romans 8:18-23 [Creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. /v.19]
- Gospel Verse: [The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower. All who come to him will have life forever.]
- Matthew 13:1-23 [Behold, the sower went out to sow. /v.3]
Offertory Antiphon:
To you I lift up my soul, O Lord, my God.
In you I trust; let me not be put to shame, let not my enemies exult over me.
No one who waits for you shall be put to shame. Psalm 25:1-3a
Verses of Psalm 47 can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.
Ad te Domine levavi animam meam: Deus meus, in te confido, non erubescam: neque irrideant me inimici mei: et enim universi qui te expsectant, non confundentur. Psalm 25:1-3 [Graduale Romanum, p.17]
Ad te Domine levavi animam meam: Deus meus, in te confido, non erubescam: neque irrideant me inimici mei: et enim universi qui te expsectant, non confundentur. Psalm 25:1-3 [Gregorian Missal, p.501]
Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
Prayer over the Offerings:
Look upon the offerings of the Church, O Lord,
as she makes her prayer to you,
and grant that, when consumed by those who believe,
they may bring ever great-er holiness.
Through Christ our Lord. A-men.
Preface VII of Sundays in Ordinary Time: [Salvation through the obedience of Christ]
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For you so loved the world
that in your mercy you sent us the Redeemer,
to live like us in all things but sin,
so that you might love in us what you loved in your Son,
by whose obedience we have been restored to those gifts of yours
that, by sinning, we had lost in disobedience.
And so, Lord, with all the Angels and Saints
we, too, give you thanks, as in exultation we acclaim:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts…
Communion Antiphon:
The sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for her young:
by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
Blessed are they who dwell in your house,
for ever singing your praise. Psalm 84:4-5 [Roman Missal]
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Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me and I in him, says the Lord. John 6:57 [Roman Missal]
Passer invenit sibi domum, et turtur nidum, ubi reponat pullos suos: altaria tua Domine virtutum, Rex meus et Deus meus: beati qui habitant in domo tua, in sæculum sæculi laudabunt te. Psalm 84:4-5 [Graduale Romanum, p.306]
Psalm 83:2-3a,3b,9,10,11,12,13 can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.
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Qui manducat carnem meam, et bibit sanguinem meum, in me manet, et ego in eo, dicit Dominus. John 6:57 [Graduale Romanum, p.383]
Psalm 119 -or- Psalm 23 can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.
Passer invenit sibi domum, et turtur nidum, ubi reponat pullos suos: altaria tua Domine virtutum, Rex meus et Deus meus: beati qui habitant in domo tua, in sæculum sæculi laudabunt te. Psalm 84:4-5 [Gregorian Missal, p.502]
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Qui manducat carnem meam, et bibit sanguinem meum, in me manet, et ego in eo, dicit Dominus. John 6:57 [Gregorian Missal, p.423]
Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
Prayer after Communion:
Hav- ing consumed these gifts, we pray, O Lord,
that by participation in this mystery,
its saving effects upon us may grow.
Through Christ our Lord. A-men.
Solemn Blessing: [11. Ordinary Time III]
May almighty God bless you in his kindness
and pour out saving wisdom upon you.
Amen.
May he nourish you always with the teachings of the faith
and make you persevere in holy deeds.
Amen.
May he turn your steps toward himself
and show you the path of charity and peace.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
Amen.
** An official, approved English translation of the Offertory Antiphon has never been published. The offertory antiphon used here is from the New American Bible, a Scripture translation approved for liturgical use in the United States.
The English translation of the Entrance Antiphon [Introit], Collect, Psalm Refrain, Gospel Verse, Prayer over the Offerings, Preface, Communion Antiphon, Prayer after Communion and Solemn Blessing from The Roman Missal, © Copyright 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corp.
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Excerpts from the First Reading, Second Reading and Gospel are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation.
Used by permission.
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